I don't know why people hate Nintendo for the cartridge system. Frankly, I think cartridges are a FAR superior game storage medium.

Cartridges are more difficult to damage or break than a CD. You can whip them against walls, drop them on the ground, spill sticky liquids on 'em, and they keep on rolling...

Also, transfer rates are blazing (it's similar to storing the entire game in RAM), so there are no load times. Some people argue that this is not an issue...it is,even if a small one. Say you have two copies of a game in front of you, both identical, but one is in cartridge format (and loads almost immediately), while the other is in CD format (and loads in 10-30 seconds). Which one would you pick?

Also, I like the fact that at one time Nintendo FORCED 3rd party developers to have their games "reviewed" before being published. This would ensure that only quality product is released. Can you name ONE genuine Nintendo game (not 3rd party) that sucked (Kirby and Pokemon are NOT valid answers, becase they are targeted at younger audiences - besides, BOTH are quite easy to play)?

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